'Ted 2' filming in Framingham

Thursday

Aug 14, 2014 at 5:51 PMAug 14, 2014 at 5:52 PM

By Kendall HatchDaily News Staff

FRAMINGHAM – A small crowd turned out at a Massachusetts Turnpike rest stop Thursday hoping to catch a glimpse of actor Mark Wahlberg, who was in town shooting scenes for the upcoming comedy sequel "Ted 2."Wahlberg and Amanda Seyfried, as well as a stuffed bear prop – the movie’s namesake – were shooting scenes driving on the Mass. Pike Thursday.By noontime, a few onlookers were hanging out at the rear of the Framingham rest area, where the film crew was staged, to try to catch a glimpse of the stars.Ryan Sistrand, 14, of Framingham, said he got to the rest area early; his father, a Framingham Police officer, was working a detail shift at the filming location and he had come along. Sistrand said he was able to snap a picture with Wahlberg earlier in the morning."He was really cool," Sistrand said. "There weren’t a lot of people to crowd around him."Sistrand was joined by a few friends, including Anthony Pineda, 16, and Victoria Melendez, 14, who said that they ran about a mile-and-a-half to get to the rest area after hearing that Wahlberg was there. Pineda said he was determined to stick around until he caught a glimpse of the actors."I’ll stay here all day," Pineda laughed. "I don’t care."The movie, directed by Seth McFarlane, is a sequel to 2012’s "Ted." Filming has been taking place throughout the Boston area.The movie is slated to be released next June.Kendall Hatch can be reached at 508-490-7453 or khatch@wickedlocal.com. Follow him on Twitter @Kendall_HatchMW.